Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Friday that Texas Children’s must also pay $10 million to the state because it illegally provided transgender care to kids.
1% of the US identified as trans and 1% of people who transition want to go back.
This is going to be a “clinic” for a 1-3 kids who decided to stop puberty blockers. And the free clinic will basically be “we’ll wave the $30 copay on a call with a doctor or therapist.”
These politicians love to fixate on ragebate issues that don’t actually change the lives of their constituents for the better.
They are not required to create some sort of inpatient trans kid gulag.
The “clinic” requirement state that doctor’s need to help kids who are getting off of hormone blockers - which any good hospital would do anyway for anyone doing a big medication switch. That’s standard care.
They also apparently are required to pay to reverse surgical procedures if someone asks. Which would be never or rarely, because doctors / parents almost always delay puberty until a someone if old enough to decide about surgery.
The clinic is dumb bullshit that won’t be a real thing. The real impact is the 10 million fine, firing five physicians who previously provided care, and ceasing performing puberty blockers. That’s the shit that’s really fucked up.
Also if you look at the reasons for why that 1% detransitions, it is primarily because of discrimination. The number of people who genuinely decide that being trans isn’t for them is extremely tiny.
1% of the US identified as trans and 1% of people who transition want to go back.
This is going to be a “clinic” for a 1-3 kids who decided to stop puberty blockers. And the free clinic will basically be “we’ll wave the $30 copay on a call with a doctor or therapist.”
These politicians love to fixate on ragebate issues that don’t actually change the lives of their constituents for the better.
Like I said in another thread, this is going to be a black hole where you toss unwanted trans kids, to either rot and die, or get trafficked, or both.
They are not required to create some sort of inpatient trans kid gulag.
The “clinic” requirement state that doctor’s need to help kids who are getting off of hormone blockers - which any good hospital would do anyway for anyone doing a big medication switch. That’s standard care.
They also apparently are required to pay to reverse surgical procedures if someone asks. Which would be never or rarely, because doctors / parents almost always delay puberty until a someone if old enough to decide about surgery.
The clinic is dumb bullshit that won’t be a real thing. The real impact is the 10 million fine, firing five physicians who previously provided care, and ceasing performing puberty blockers. That’s the shit that’s really fucked up.
Also if you look at the reasons for why that 1% detransitions, it is primarily because of discrimination. The number of people who genuinely decide that being trans isn’t for them is extremely tiny.